Registration

Register for Success

Students who attend classes at St. Mary’s University must be officially registered for a course. St. Mary’s does not guarantee the availability of particular courses, and admittance to courses is permitted until the maximum number of students has been reached.

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  Current students can also access the course schedule via Gateway and register for classes during designated dates. The course schedule is subject to change.

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  Priority Registration
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  New Students
  Adding courses after registration
  Refund schedule
  Readmission
  Student Account Payment Policy

Priority Registration

Currently enrolled undergraduate students are encouraged to take advantage of the Priority Registration period each fall and spring semester. Access to Priority Registration is available via Gateway. Students are required to meet with their academic advisers prior to registering.

General Registration

Registration Information for New Students

New students who have already been accepted to St. Mary’s University should refer to the following information for registration details:

Adding Courses After Registration

100% Refund Period

During the 100% refund period (which corresponds to the first five semester days of full (16-week) fall and spring semesters or to the first two semester days of a Summer session), changes to course schedules can be processed online via Gateway without incurring any charges. If attempting to add a closed course, the student must obtain approval from the course instructor. The course instructor will email the approval to the Registrar’s Office via their official St. Mary’s email account.

75% and 50% Refund Periods

During the 75% and 50% refund periods, approval from the course instructor and Dean are required, in order to add courses or to switch sections within the same course. The Dean will email the approval to the Registrar’s Office via their official St. Mary’s email account.

50% Refund Period

After the 50% refund period (approximately corresponds to after the third calendar week of classes during the fall or spring semester, after the first calendar week of classes during a summer session or an eight-week course), students may not add any courses and/or switch sections within the same course. This is except in extremely rare and extenuating circumstances as approved by the instructor of the course and the Dean of the school from which the course is being offered. This Add/Schedule Change policy is in agreement with our current Attendance policy, which states that a student may be dropped from a course after missing the equivalent of two weeks of classes.

Tuition Refund Schedule

Summer 2026

Fall 2026

Spring 2027

Important Notes

• Students Receiving Financial Aid

  Students who receive financial aid and do not register for the number of hours their financial aid is based upon or drop below that number before the end of the semester may have their financial aid offer revised.

  This revision may include the revocation of any and all grant funds and the return of student loan funds to the lender. Additionally, such students may lose future eligibility for financial aid depending on the number of classes they drop.

• International Students

  International students on certain visa types (F-1, J-1) are required by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to take a full course load.

  Dropping below a full course load may result in a violation of the student’s immigration status. Before dropping a class, students should talk with an adviser in the Center for International Programs.